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Victus Agriculture Brochure

Victus Laboratories India Private Limited


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About Us

Victus is a Latin word meaning to nourish

Victus Labs core competency is nutrition, disease and pest management

We offer specialized products for agriculture

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Crop productivity in India

Lets take the example of paddy cultivation in India

Highest productivity PunjabAverage Yield - 3.69 Tonnes/Hectare

Lowest productivity Madhya PradeshAverage Yield - 1.00 Tonnes/Hectare

Worlds Highest 8-10 Tonnes/Hectare


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Crop productivity in India

Factors needing attention

Soil health and nutrient managementWater managementSeed managementFarm mechanization


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Soil health and nutrient management


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Food grain production in India is becoming stagnant

Up to 1997-1998:Fertilizer consumption (N,P, K) = Food grain production

From 1998-Now:Fertilizer consumption (N,P, K) Food grain production


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50% of soil samples analyzed have highPotassium deficiency

25% of soil samples analyzed have highSulphur deficiency

49% of soil samples analyzed are deficient

in Zinc, 33% in Boron and 12% in Iron

Extent of nutrient deficiency in Indian Soils


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Current Scenario

Source: Economic Times, May 5 th 2011


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Micronutrient deficiency in Indian soils is increasing

Many experiments have proven significant increase in yields byproviding secondary and micronutrients along with NPK nutrients


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~ 150 Billion USD Fertilizers

Specialty Plant Nutrition

Pesticides

76%

2%

22%

Total Market of Agricultural Inputs

Source: New Ag International, Products and Trends, June 2010

Specialty Plant Nutrition cannot be sold like fertilizers


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Micronutrients

Biostimulants

Water soluble fertilizers

Specialty Plant Nutrition

44% 44%

12%

Source: New Ag International, Products and Trends, June 2010

Specialty Plant Nutrition needs specific applicationschedule for target crops


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PesticidesFertilizersSpecialty

PlantNutrition

NUTRITION PROTECTION

Specialty Plant Nutrition has a role in plant protection


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Role of balanced nutrition in pest and disease resistance

Most important nutrients for disease resistance

K Ca S Cu MnB

Indirectly involved in disease resistance

Zn

Some facts

involved in mobilization of plant defense systemincreases cuticle thickness

fortifies middle lamellaslows the degradation by pathogens

involved in metabolism of phenolics

K

Ca

B


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Fertilizer Use in India in comparison to other countries

Fertilizer Usage

India: 105 Kg/Ha

China: 275 Kg/Ha

Egypt: 471 Kg/Ha

Average yield of food grains

India: 2100 Kg/Ha

China: 4800 Kg/Ha

Egypt: 7250 kg/Ha


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Improving productivity by Integrated Nutrient Management

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Closing the nutrient gap through balanced fertilization

+N P K Ca SMg Cu Fe Mn Zn MoB


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Improving productivity by Integrated Nutrient Management

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Closing the nutrient gap through balanced fertilization

+N P K Ca SMg

Cu Fe Mn Zn MoB


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Products for improving soil fertility

TeraBase Teracare RootStim


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Victus Soil Fertility Program

Soil health and nutrient management


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Foliar Products for improving crop nutrient status

CalJet MicroJet FloZiB


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MicroJet spray dropletsoptimized for foliar uptake

specialized micronutrient mix for enhanced foliar uptakeand translocation of micronutrients


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Uniform suspension of micronutrientsunlike conventional foliar micronutrients.Fully soluble in water

prevents evaporation promotes leaf adhesion

promotes spreading efficient absorption

Surfactant based delivery system


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Victus Specialty Crop Care

Role during flowering and reproduction

Shorten time to flowering

Increase number of reproductive buds ( flowers / fruiting positions)

Increase bud strength/viability

Increase pollination (pollen tube growth, transfer of pollen into stigma)

Reduce flower and fruit abortion


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Seed Nutrition Solution for Enhanced Emergence andRoot Growth of Agricultural Crops

EmerJet

Benefits of healthy nutrition made available to seeds

1. Faster Germination2. Improved root growth and development3. Enhanced plant vigor and growth4. Ability to tolerate stress and improved disease resistance

5. Enhanced yield


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Concentrated humic acid (40%) andamino acids for efficient root establishment

Role of RootStim duringgermination and establishment

Increase germination rate

Uniform plant emergence

Improved seedling vigor

Improved transplant vigor and stress tolerance

Increase root biomass, establish healthy roots

Counteracts adverse soil conditions

Increase insect and disease resistance

Victus Specialty Crop Care


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EmerJet promotes rapid emergence when applied as a seedtreatment. Helps in rapid plant development, enhanced productivityand early harvests.

RootStim treated transplants exhibit good root development withmore secondary roots, increased root hair proliferation and higherroot density.

Nutrition for a healthy start


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Foliar Products for improving crop productivity under stress

Stress Biotechnology

Abiotic StressCeler is a specialized product for abiotic stressmanagement in crops. Celer contains amino acids in aconcentrated formulation unlike other diluted liquid

formulations, providing easy to assimilate building blocksfor protein synthesis.Celer enhances the protein synthesis and promotes celldivision and cell expansion. It improves plant vigor andhelps to withstand stress conditions. Celer improves shelf life and yield of fruits and vegetables.


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Foliar Products for improving crop productivity under stress

Biotic Stress

Fortress is an elicitor based product for biotic stress management.Fortress improves the uptake and utilization of plant nutrients andassists in the process of photosynthesis. Fortress improves theoverall plant rigidity by enriching the cell wall. Fortress enhancesresistance to infiltration by fungal pathogens and sap sucking pests.

Stress Biotechnology


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Agricultural SurfactantsUltraWet Surfact-V


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Agricultural Surfactants

Adjuvant (Definition) A material added to a tank mix solution to aid or modify the action of an agrichemical or the

physical characteristics of the mixture

Adjuvant may be a surfactant, drift control agent, water conditioner, etc

Surfactant Surface Active Agents; usually lowers the surface tension

of spray solution


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Contact angle

Contact angle (CA) is a profile measurement of a drop of water in contact with a solid surface.

When a surfactant (wetting agent) is introduced into the solution, the surface tension is reducedand the water droplet becomes flatter.

Lower the CA, the greater the spreading and coverage properties

Water has a CA of 93 degrees. A typical surfactant influences the contact angle 30-45 degrees, andUltraWet can reduce contact angles to 25 degrees or less.


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Effective spray depends on

Spray retention

Spreading

Uptake

Spray droplets Repellence Adhesion

Lower surface tensionlower repellence characteristics

Spray retention


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Qualities required for a superior foliar surfactant system

Non ionic nature:

contains no charge, does not react with active ingredient

Superior retention:

The spray droplet has to transfer its flight energy to the surface within milliseconds

Superior spreading:

Increases wettability of foliar surface ensuringbetter coverage


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Factors influencing the foliar uptake:

Plant cuticle(e.g. species, growth stage, growing conditions)

Active ingredient(e.g. size and solubility)

Environmental conditions

(e.g. temperature, relative humidity, wind, rain)

Formulation system

Qualities required for a superior foliar surfactant system


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Water droplet Water droplet + Surfact-V

Displaces air molecules over leaf surface

Enhanceswater wettability

Reduces thecontact angle

Even spreadingover leaf surface

Surfact-V multi component surfactant system Spreader, Sticker, Anti-drying

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CuticleUpper epidermis

Palisademesophyll cells

Bundle sheath cells

Xylem

Phloem

Lower epidermis

Spongy mesophyll cells

Guard cells

Stomata

Cuticle

Exploring inside the leaf Waxy coating (hydrophobic) on the leaf surface makes it difficult to retain the spray droplets

Note:Cuticle is presenton both sides of the leaf surface

Stomata when open, size = 50-100 m ; cut icular pore sizes are in nanometers

Point to note:1 cm = 10 mm1mm= 1/1000 m (micron)1 m = 1/1000 nm (nano)


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Foliar sprays without high quality surfactants mostly enterinto the leaf through stomatal opening.

Our surfactants help the foliar spray droplets to be retained inthe leaf surface and get in through cuticular pores


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Spray droplet properties without surfactant

Spray droplet properties with sticking agent


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Spray droplet properties with Surfact-V


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Victus Agricultural Surfactants

Without Surfact-V With Surfact-V (Surfact-V @ 35 ml/100 litre water)


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UltraWet Product Profile

Ul W


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Lower surface tension than conventional non-ionic surfactants

Lower spray volume and lower active ingredients usage rates

Greater coverage over the leaf surface

Increased plant penetrationEnhanced cohesion

Shorter drying time

Reduced rainfall degradation

UltraWet superior non-ionic surfactant


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UltraWet Challenge

To visualize the spreading effect of UltraWet we recommend you to place adrop of water on a leaf surface and adda small droplet of UltraWet to the waterdrop. The spreading also results inpenetration of the foliar spray into theleaf.

To know more request videodemonstration CD of foliar spreadingand penetration demo.

Can your surfactant spread water dropletson any foliar surface?


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Contact UsVictus Laboratories India Private Limited,# 75 Gowtham Apartments,Sundaresa Layout (Opp-Rainbow Manor),

Trichy Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,INDIA- 641018Phone : +91-422-4391916Fax : +91-422-4391915

www.victuslabs.com

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